michelle obama was among the mourners attending the funeral for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. her death further fueling the gun control debate. >>> and actor steven seagal is helping to train members of joe arpaio's so-called posse in the hopes of preventing future school shootings. kids actually took part. >>> finally, people in the streets of rio de janeiro. one of the biggest parties in brazil. lots of costumes, dancing, just your typical day at carnival. >> time now for the weather and over to ginger zee in boston. ginger. >> good morning to you, ron. let's get a check of that big storm out in the west, and on the northern side you have the blizzard warnings. on the southern side the severe weather potential from east texas all the way through alabama, louisiana, arkansas, you're in there, and you have a shot of really heavy rain up to places, and there are already flood watches and warnings for eight states. i'll leave you with a >> sunshine this morning. some clouds this afternoon. light wednesday, 44-48. no frozen precipitation. >> this weather report brought to you by